GO! A Snowboard Road Trip-Webisode 2-Jackson from GO! A Snowboard Road Trip on Vimeo. Today, Patagonia’s catalog may look more like Lands’ End and less like what founder Yvon Chouinard ever intended, but when it comes to the screen, the California-based clothing company taps into to its vintage steez with impressive results. Consider the beautiful […]
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This is What the Cyclocross Course Looks Like Right Now
Tomorrow should be hilarious. Manbreaker CD Earthquaker Carl Decker says: “Wear your ski helmet and goggles.” For details, start times and more check HERE and the Cross Crusade site. And to read about Lance Haidet, Bend’s junior ‘cross sensation, click HERE.
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Dark and Stormy
Crow’s Feet Commons offers an impressively curated selection of bold brews
Jared Smith has exquisite taste. The café manager at Crow’s Feet Commons and front man for local indie rock band Wilderness recently brought in an international selection of seven top-shelf, hard-to-find bottled beers, ranging in price from $12 to $28. We can honestly say that each one is well worth every penny. Straffe Hendrik, Heritage […]
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Third Tier
Gifts for your co-workers, cousins and compatriots
Buying gifts for co-workers, cousins and friends can be tricky—and easily overlooked. But they shouldn’t. Here’s the deal: if it’s a person with whom you regularly drink beers, run trails or see movies with, you should probably buy her a modest present. Similarly, if it’s someone you know will buy a gift for you, then […]
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‘Cross Crazy
Local junior cyclocross racer to cut his teeth in Europe
With temperatures in the single digits and snow in the forecast, it'd be easy to assume Oregon’s cycling season has ended. It hasn’t. In fact, cyclocross was invented for such conditions, and this weekend two of the biggest ‘cross races of the year will be staged in Bend’s Old Mill District on the hilly and […]
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Heady Brews Make for a Happy Holiday
Wicked-good seasonal treats for both the naughty and nice at inaugural Winter Beer Fest
Well, it’s about time. Finally, hop-happy Bend, the beer capital of the west, is getting its own winter beer festival. In doing so, Bend brewers are giving a nod of recognition to a growing beer-culture trend —celebrating specialty and seasonal brews. Rather than kowtow to the masses and provide everything from IPAs to ciders, such […]
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Let’s Call it a Draw
In the fast and furious pond-or-river debate, some are calling for both
At last Wednesday’s city council meeting, Mayor Jim Clinton held up a colorful painting of what could be. The rendering (pictured above) showed both a river and a pond—but no Newport Avenue dam, the 103-year-old, leaking structure that creates Mirror Pond. Presented to murmuring approvals and head nods at the city council meeting, this new […]
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Preserve the Pond?
Despite the cost and complexities, Mirror Pond ad hoc committee
says “you betcha”
After dancing around the issue for nearly two hours—and for years before Monday evening’s meeting inside the Bend Park & Recreation District office building—the Mirror Pond ad hoc committee casually called a vote: Should we keep Mirror Pond or not? Suddenly, at least a few of the roughly 50 community members in attendance sat up […]
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What in the World? Todays News!
Look, the Affordable Care Act is a good idea, OK? Mr. Obama says so. And he means it! Seahawks fans are like an earthquake. The 12th man reclaims the noise record. Judge to Detroit: Proceed with bankruptcy. “The largest municipal bankruptcy in history.” What it means: “The ruling opens the door for the city to […]
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The Local Dish
Why buying independent food and drink helps make Bend more Bend
People don’t fit into tidy little boxes. Take Bend’s Kimberley Loveless, a mom who, along with her husband, Dan, recently opened an independent coffee shop on the east side of town. The café, Bend Coffee Connection, specializes in all things local, from the coffee beans to the baked goods. “Taste the local difference,” a window […]
